Genus Schismatothele Karsch, 1879 (Araneae, Theraphosidae): taxonomic notes and seven new species description

  • Wolf Moeller Laboratório de Aracnologia de Rio Claro, Programa de Pós-graduação em Ciências Biológicas (Zoologia), Departamento de Biodiversidade, Instituto de Biociências, Universidade Estadual Paulista. Av. 24A 1515, 13506-900 Rio Claro-SP, Brazil https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3612-9477
  • Dirk Weinmann Rotkehlchenweg 38, 70734 Fellbach, Germany
  • José Paulo Leite Guadanucci Laboratório de Aracnologia de Rio Claro, Programa de Pós-graduação em Ciências Biológicas (Zoologia), Departamento de Biodiversidade, Instituto de Biociências, Universidade Estadual Paulista. Av. 24A 1515, 13506-900 Rio Claro-SP, Brazil
DOI: https://doi.org/10.5852/ejt.2023.861.2069
Keywords: Mygalomorphae, taxonomy, tarantula, new world, spider

Abstract

Seven new species of Schismatothele Karsch, 1879 (Araneae, Theraphosidae) are described, almost doubling the diversity of the genus: S. caeri sp. nov.; S. caiquetia sp. nov.; S. merida sp. nov.; S. moonenorum sp. nov.; S. quimbaya sp. nov.; S. timotocuica sp. nov. and S. wayana sp. nov. An identification key for all species of Schismatothele (except S. kastoni) is presented, as well as a complementary diagnosis for the genus. Also, a standardized nomenclature is proposed to describe the prolateral keels of male palpal bulbs of species of Schismatothele.

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2023-03-14
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Moeller, W., Weinmann, D., & Guadanucci, J. P. L. (2023). Genus Schismatothele Karsch, 1879 (Araneae, Theraphosidae): taxonomic notes and seven new species description. European Journal of Taxonomy, 861(1), 78–112. https://doi.org/10.5852/ejt.2023.861.2069
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